Cayenne porterweed vs Panther Chameleon

Stachytarpheta cayennensis compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cayenne porterweed	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Verbenaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Stachytarpheta	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Stachytarpheta cayennensis	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Cayenne porterweed

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cayenne porterweed	Panther Chameleon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	45 cm
Average Weight	—	180 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cayenne porterweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Cayenne porterweed

The Cayenne porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is a species in the genus Stachytarpheta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in